Not a big fan of SHV beers. I always brew one to enter into comps that I'll be judging, so as to escape having to drink them. Sound logic?

Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter...................?

I really do think that sounds gross...I've only had one vanilla porter ever and it was Breckenridge Brewing's vanilla porter at the brewery in 2005. I liked it then, but tried it again a couple years later and YUCK! Same thing happened with Pyramid Apricot Ale.

I would agree with fruit beers. I make an apricot wheat for some women folk, but I don't really care for it. Also not a big wheat beer fan. Don't care for Dopplebock much or sour beers. Some sour beers I enjoy, but not enough to ever brew 5 gallons or even 3 gallons.

Depends on the situation. I love a good Belgian Dark Strong Ale, but would definitely not want to drink one after mowing the lawn on a hot Florida summer day. I would put 1a, 1b, 1c at the bottom of my list like many of you, but on that same hot summer day, a fresh, ice cold one can be rather refreshing (at least the 1c ).